Having just returned from the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine meeting in San Diego, I have not yet had a chance to note that several days ago the eminent Egerton Y. Davis IV announced in the Welsh town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch that UCEM is set to begin publication of “The Poison Preview”. This journal will be dedicated…
Hydroxocobalamin and Sodium Thiosulfate Versus Sodium Nitrite and Sodium Thiosulfate in the Treatment of Acute Cyanide Toxicity in a Swine (Sus Scrofa) Model. Bebarta VS et al. Ann Emerg Med April 2010;55:345-351.
When this article was posted online back in December, I reviewed it and gave it three-and-a-half skulls. Now that it is available in print, I’ve…
The blues-rock band Canned Heat took their name from Tommy Johnson’s 1928 classic “Canned Heat Blues”. “Amphetamine Annie” — with its repeated admonition “speed kills” — was probably the best-known anti-drug song of the 1960s.
Dialysis in the poisoned patient. Bayliss G. Hemodialysis Int 2010 March 19 [Epub ahead of print]
This is a helpful revieew of enhanced elimination techniques available for the management of toxicology patients. Some key points emphasized in the article:
• Intermittent hemodialysis is ideal for low-molecular-weight, water-soluble toxins with small volumes of distribution and minimal binding to proteins…
Severe metabolic acidosis secondary to coadministration creatine and metformin, a case report. Saidi H, Mani M. Am J Emerg Med (2010) 28:388.e5-e6
This case report from Tehran describes a 42-year-old body builder who developed anion-gap metabolic acidosis (pH 7.25, anion gap 22 mEq/L) after taking a combination of metformin and creatine for 3 weeks. He presented with anuria…
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